Uses Sufi tales and parables to foster a fresh outlook on the world and an altered perception of the everyday problems of living

When You Hear Hoofbeats Think of a Zebra: Talks on Sufism

Religion & Spirituality

Shems Friedlander

DANIEL P. GOLEMAN

Islam

Harpercollins

Ah tesslimiyet =: Submission : sayings of the Prophet Muhammad

Wildwood House

The classic text describing the core mystical teachings and practice of Islam -- accessible to everyone -- in a beautifully designed volume with names, translations, meanings, and meditations.

Ninety-nine Names of Allah

Al-Hajj Shaikh Muzaffereddin

Wildwood Ho.

"Winter Harvest" is the long-awaited sequel to Shems Friedlander's "When You Hear Hoofbeats Think of a Zebra," now considered a Sufi classic. Friedlander has spent over 40 years in a Sufi order and is now sharing his stories and travels in the winter of his life. --------------- "'Winter Harvest' reads like a documentary film of our time. It is a really good book. I learned a lot." - Batul Salazar, British editor --------------- "Well written. An insider's memories of Sufism and Islam. It elevates one's spirit and maks you feel that you are sitting with Sufi sheikhs, gurus, Tibetan masters and other teachers who were part of the spiritual energy that moved from the East to the West." -Abdallah Schleifer, Journalist and Middle East expert --------------- Shems Friedlander is the author of nine books. He is a painter, photographer, designer, filmmaker, and educator. After 20 years as Professor of Practice, he is currently Professor Emeritus at the American University in Cairo. He was selected in 2012, 2013, and 2014 as one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World, in the field of art and culture, by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center.

Winter Harvest: Bob Dylan to Jalaluddin Rumi

Safina Books

"I don't know what encourages me to do it, but I move to the circle and sit on my knees between Sheikh Muzaffer and his khalifa, Safer Baba. Not invited, I nevertheless nudge them aside and sit down. The zikr begins and I repeat the Names of Allah and do the swaying movements, which is natural for me. It becomes a part of me. I feel as though my soul has returned home." -Winter Harvest- Winter Harvest is the long-awaited sequel to When You Hear Hoofbeats Think of a Zebra, now considered a Sufi classic. Friedlander has spent over 40 years in a Sufi order and is now sharing his stories and travels in the winter of his life. Shems Friedlander is the author of nine books. He is a painter, photographer, designer, filmmaker and educator. Friedlander is Emeritus Professor at the American University in Cairo. He was selected in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 as one of the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World, in the field of Art and Culture, by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center. "Winter Harvest is a profoundly creative and spiritual pilgrimage with beautifully articulated memories of the past that evolve with inevitable and poetic precision into a unifying embrace of form and emptiness. I read Winter Harvest straight through and then again, embraced by its compassionate and profound view of impermanence that was always accompanied by a joyful celebration of being in the present." -Rudolph Wurlitzer, Author- "It elevates one's spirit and makes you feel that you are sitting with Sufi sheikhs, gurus, Tibetan masters and other teachers who were part of the spiritual energy that moved from the East to the West." -Abdallah Schleifer, Journalist and Middle East expert-

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Timaş Yayınları

The cure for our spiritual amnesia is the integration of Rumi’s lessons into daily life. There is a need to understand Islam in contemporary times. Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi is deeply rooted in the prophetic tradition. Rumi is the most populer poet of our age yet is almost completely misunderstood and misinterpreted in the popular culture. Within his Mesnevi, The Signs of the Unseen, and his other work, is the ‘Forgotten Message’ that can awaken one to the purpose of life. Today, when so many would like to read Rumi and remove any reference to Sufism and Islam, Shems Friedlander places him unequivocally within Sufism and the Heart of Islam, clearly and emphatically stating the necessity of studying Rumi in his essence, as a Sufi saint, the founder of the Mevlevi Order of Dervishes, as well as one of the greatest metaphysical poets and literary figures the world has known. Friedlander sheds new light on the relationship of Shems and Rumi and offers a theory about Shems’ disappearance not previously voiced. We are the heirs of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. How will we treat this inheritance? Will we squander it among those who have been deceived by the world? Argue its validity with scholars in classrooms and teahouses; or will we feed yearning hearts, enhance the intellectual desires of youth, and fill the gap of disappointment of those who have reached maturity and seniority and are still empty?

Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi's Forgotten Message

Reference

Sufi Kitap

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